ML15219A427

Motion for Permission to File Amicus Brief

ML15219A427
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	08/07/2015
From:	Taylor W L Law Offices of Wallace L. Taylor, Sierra Club
To:	NRC/OCM
SECY RAS
References
50-255-LA-2, ASLBP 15-939-04-LA-BD01, RAS 28123
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UNITEDSTATESOFAMERICANULCEARREGULATORYCOMMISIONBEFORETHECOMMISSIONIntheMatterof:))DocketNo.50-255-LA-2ENTERGYNUCLEAROPERATIONS,INC.,))August7,2015(PalisadesNuclearPlant))MOTIONBYSIERRACLUBFORPERMISSIONTOFILEAMICUSBRIEFComesnowtheSierraClub,pursuantto10C.F.R.§2.315,andinsupportofthisMotionforPermissiontoFileAmicusCuriaeBrief,statestotheCommissionasfollows:1.TheSierraClubsupportsthedecisionoftheASLBinthiscasegrantingtheIntervenorsahearingontheircontentionregardingEntergy'slicenseamendmentrequest.2.TheSierraClubisthenation'slargestgrassrootsenvironmentalorganization,withover600,000members.ItsMichiganChapterhasapproximately16,000members.TheSierraClubsupportssustainableenergyalternativesthatdonotharmtheenvironment.TheSierraClubopposesnuclearpowerbecauseitsfuelcyclefromuraniumminingtospentradioactivefuelposesgravedangerstotheenvironment.Inaddition,relianceonnuclearpowerunjustifiablydelaysthebeneficialtransitiontocleanandrenewableenergysources.3.WithspecificreferencetothePalisadesNuclearPlantandtheembrittlementofthereactorvesselatthe plant,membersoftheMichiganChapterareatriskiftheembrittledreactorvesselshattersanddispersesradioactivematerialintotheenvironment.Thiscanaffecttheair,waterandsoiluponwhichMichiganresidentsdepend.Therefore,theattemptbyEntergytoshortcutassurancesthatthereactorpressurevesselissafeposesgraveriskstotheSierraClubanditsmembersintheMichiganChapter.4.TheSierraClub'samicuscuriaebriefisdesirableinthiscasebecauseitwillpresenttheperspectiveofthemanySierraClubmemberswhoareresidentsofMichiganandareaffectedbytheoutcomeofthiscase.Thebriefwillalsoemphasizethefar-reachingimpactsofadecisioninthiscase.AdecisionallowingEntergytoavoidtestingthematerialinthepressurevesselwouldbeabadprecedentforactionsinvolvingembrittlementatotheragingreactors.5.Pursuantto10C.F.R.§2.323(b),undersignedcounselcertifiesthathehascontactedtheotherpartiestothisproceedingaboutthefilingoftheSierraClub'samicuscuriaebrief.TheIntervenorshavenoobjectiontothefilingofthebrief.EntergyNuclearOperationsandtheNRCstaffhavenoobjectiontothefilingoftheamicuscuriaebriefbutreservetherighttorespondtoit.

6.Theamicuscuriaebriefisheretoattached.WHEREFORE,theSierraClubrequestspermissiontofileanamicuscuriaebriefinsupportoftheASLBdecision./s/WallaceL.TaylorWALLACEL.TAYLORLawOfficesofWallaceL.Taylor1183rdAve.S.E.,Suite326CedarRapids,Iowa52401319-366-2428;(Fax)319-366-3886e-mail:wtaylorlaw@aol.comATTORNEYFORSIERRACLUBCERTIFICATEOFSERVICEPursuantto10C.F.R.§2.305,Icertifythat,onAugust7,2015,copiesofSierraClub'sMotionforPermissiontoFileAmicusBriefwereservedupontheElectronicInformationExchange(theNRC'sE-FilingSystem)intheabove-captionedproceeding./s/WallaceL.TaylorWALLACEL.TAYLOR